She survived two world wars and the Covid-19 pandemic.  The oldest woman in the world is 117 years old

She survived two world wars and the Covid-19 pandemic. The oldest woman in the world is 117 years old

Maria Branyas Morera, the oldest living person in the world, celebrated her 117th birthday on March 4. What is the secret to longevity? The Spanish woman mentions several things.

She was born on March 4, 1907 in San Francisco, United States, but at the age of 8 she returned with her family to Spain and settled in Catalonia. She married a doctor and had three children. Maria Branyas Morera has been in a nursing home for 23 years and, with the help of her daughter, remains active on social media.

He is the oldest living person in the world. Maria Branyas Morera celebrated her 117th birthday

Maria Branyas Morera became the oldest person on Earth in January 2023, when 118-year-old Lucile Randon from France died. On Monday, March 4, the Spanish woman celebrates her 117th birthday with her friends and family. Accordingly, she posted on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter).

Good morning, world. Today I turn 117 years old. I’ve come this far. ‘Old age is a kind of sacrament. You lose your hearing, but you hear more, because you hear life, not noises… In the light of death, life takes on a specific, more final weight’ (Pere Casaldàliga).

Apart from the fact that Morera has hearing and mobility problems, he has no physical or mental health problems.

What is the secret to the longevity of the world’s oldest living person? The Spanish woman has a long list

Maria survived the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, as well as the Spanish Civil War. In 1931, she married the doctor Joan Moret, with whom she had three children. More than a century after the 1918 pandemic, Mary also survived Covid-19. She contracted the virus a few weeks after turning 113 in 2020, but made a full recovery within days, becoming the world’s oldest person to survive Covid-19. The 117-year-old agreed to undergo scientific tests conducted by researchers who hope to gain greater insight into a long life. However, she attributes the secret of her longevity to several aspects. As the official website states:

In addition to ‘luck and good genes’, Maria attributes her longevity to order, peace, good relationships with family and friends, contact with nature, emotional stability, lack of worries and regrets, lots of positivity and staying away from toxic people.

Source: Gazeta

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